FELLOWSHIP IN RHEUMATOLOGY
Explore the realm of FELLOWSHIP IN RHEUMATOLOGY through our Postgraduate Diploma program, which emphasizes practical experience. Our course provides practical instruction and knowledgeable mentoring, making it ideal for medical professionals who are keen to succeed in diagnostics.
Batch starts on
Jan to Dec/ May to June
Course Duration
12 Months
Learning Format
Online Mode
Flexible payment
financing options available
Fellowship in Rheumatology
The MGA Medical Global Academy’s Fellowship in Rheumatology is an advanced programme for healthcare practitioners seeking focused knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment and management of autoimmune and musculoskeletal conditions. Participants develop comprehensive knowledge of rheumatological conditions, including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, vasculitis and metabolic bone diseases. The fellowship takes an interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach, combining clinical assessment, immunological concepts, diagnostic reasoning and management strategies. Participants develop an understanding of patient assessment and case management across different healthcare settings, with emphasis on applying knowledge of disease processes to clinical decision-making. The programme supports a structured approach to diagnosis and long-term management of chronic, relapsing and multi-system conditions.
Key Areas of Focus
- Advanced understanding of immunology, inflammation and autoimmune diseases
- Clinical and laboratory approaches to inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies
- Management of connective tissue diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and myositis
- Diagnosis and management of vasculitis using clinical, laboratory and imaging approaches
- Management of crystal joint diseases such as gout and CPPD
- Use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for assessment of joints and soft tissues
- Understanding of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases
- Management of rheumatological conditions in special populations, including children and pregnant women
How This Fellowship Transforms Your Practice
- Develops a systematic, evidence-based approach to diagnosing inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
- Strengthens interpretation of laboratory results, imaging and disease activity measures
- Develops a structured approach to chronic, complex and multi-system conditions
- Builds knowledge of advanced treatment options such as DMARDs, biologics and other therapies
- Supports better patient outcomes through early diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management
- Strengthens professional expertise in rheumatology and autoimmune disease management
Where This Fellowship Positions You
- Roles in multispecialty hospitals and rheumatology clinics
- Focused clinical practice in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
- Further professional development in clinical immunology, musculoskeletal ultrasound or biologic therapies
- Teaching, academic and clinical research opportunities
- Opportunities to develop a rheumatology-focused practice with ongoing patient care
This fellowship supports the transition from general medical care toward focused rheumatology practice, helping practitioners develop the knowledge required to manage conditions ranging from joint disorders to complex systemic autoimmune diseases.
What you'll learn
Approach to Rheumatology
Diseases activity index
Immunology
Connective tissue disease
Vasculitis
Rheumatic disease & organ involvement
Key Features
- Attending /Non-Attending Classes
- Free Study Material with recorded lectures
- Best Faculties (Super Specialists) of India
4. Library Access & Question & Answer Session
5. 1 Year of Mentorship
6. Updated Curriculum
Course Curriculum
- History, scope and subspecialties of Rheumatology
- Fundamentals of Immunology: How the immune system works and malfunctions
- Genetic factors in autoimmune diseases
- Basic concepts of autoimmune disease, inflammation and tolerance
- Workup: “Bread and butter” labs and imaging tests
- Inflammatory cytokines in autoimmune diseases
- Know the immunology of rheumatology diseases
- Recognise common autoimmune markers and their importance
- Master basic diagnostic approaches
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment
- Seronegative spondyloarthropathies (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis)
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
- Impact of Systemic Inflammation on Joints
- Radiology in Inflammatory Arthritis (X-rays, MRI, Ultrasound)
- Drugs: DMARDs, biologics, JAK inhibitors, steroid
- Disease activity measures: DAS28, CDAI, SDAI
- Recognise and treat different types of inflammatory arthritis
- Know about biologic therapies and JAK inhibitors
- Learn how to assess disease activity
- Pathogenesis, clinical features and management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Other Connective Tissue Diseases (e.g., Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)
- Organ involvement and systemic complications
- Treatment of flares and immunosuppressive treatments
- Improvements in lupus nephritis and skin disease
- Risk factors and early intervention strategies
- Recognise and treat a range of connective tissue diseases
- Recognise complications including renal and cardiovascular disease
- Know how to treat with and without drugs
- Large vessel vasculitis (e.g., Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu’s Arteritis)
- Small vessel vasculitis (e.g., Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, ChurgStrauss Syndrome)
- Pathophysiology and diagnosis: Biopsy, ANCA, imaging
- Treatment: Corticosteroids, immunosuppressive therapy, biologics
- Complications and long-term management
- Rheumatologists as part of the team
- Identify and categorise different types of vasculitis
- Create treatment plans for each type of vasculitis
- potential
- Gout: What causes, symptoms and treatment
- Pseudogout and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
- The role of joint aspiration and crystal identification
- Management with and without medications
- Impact of nutrition and lifestyle on crystal-induced arthropathies
- Understand the diagnosis and treatment of gout and pseudogout
- Learn the use of crystal and advanced techniques in diagnosis
- Learn how to treat the condition to avoid flares
- Childhood autoimmune diseases: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic-onset JIA
- Evaluation and treatment of autoimmune diseases in children
- Impact of growth and development in childhood rheumatology
- Long-term outcomes and transition to adult care
- Drugs and biologics in children
- Recognise and treat juvenile rheumatologic disease
- Recognise the complexities of moving from child to adulthood care
- Implement patient and family-centered approaches for children with chronic disease
- Rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) basics
- MSUS in the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, soft tissue, and enthesitis
- Use of MRI and CT for joint and soft tissue imaging
- Imaging in disease and treatment monitoring
- Practical ultrasound skills
- Apply ultrasound in the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
- Use images to inform treatment decisions
- Use imaging for patient management
- Osteoporosis: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical presentation
- Interpretation of bone mineral density (BMD) tests
- Treatment of osteoporosis: Drugs (bisphosphonates, denosumab, teriparatide)
- Metabolic bone diseases: Paget’s, osteomalacia, rickets
- Secondary osteoporosis: Glucocorticoids, rheumatoid arthritis, other causes
- Recognise and treat osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
- Know the importance of calcium and vitamin D
- Create personalised plans to prevent osteoporosis
- Effect of autoimmune conditions on pregnancy: SLE, antiphospholipid syndrome, RA
- Care of rheumatologic disease in pregnancy and after birth
- Use of medications: DMARDs, biologics, and corticosteroids
- Maternal and fetal monitoring
- Manage disease flares in pregnancy
- Safely treat pregnant patients with rheumatic diseases
- Recognise the difficulties of managing rheumatic diseases during pregnancy
- Counsel women with rheumatic diseases about family planning
- The latest developments in rheumatology research and trials
- The future of treatments in rheumatology: Biologic and targeted therapies
- Evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research
- Publishing research: Clinical and case studies
- Ethics in rheumatology research and care
- Keep up to date on the latest research and practice in rheumatology
- Perform original research or participate in clinical trials
- Learn how to critically appraise research literature
- Interdisciplinary work (dermatology, kidney disease, heart disease, etc.)
- Geriatric rheumatology: Rheumatology of the elderly autoimmune population
- Rheumatology and its management in the presence of other diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart disease)
- Palliative care in rheumatology
- Education and allied health (physiotherapists, occupational therapists)
- Manage complex rheumatologic patients in a multidisciplinary manner
- Provide holistic care for older and at-risk groups
- Improve communication and patient education
- Rotations in rheumatology clinics, hospitals and multidisciplinary clinics
- Case presentations and discussions
- Final exams: Oral, written, and case studies
- Prepare for medical board certification and continuing medical education (CME)
- Apply theoretical knowledges to clinical cases
- Develop expertise in rheumatologic skills
- Readiness for practice and board certification in rheumatology
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